It's the process that counts, not the award.

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Though we didn't get the silver we wanted, I think we really improved a lot, not just in technique, but also in bonding, and whatever the judges may have thought, it will always feel like a "silver" performance to me. I think I'll need time to get over it, hopefully getting over enough of it in time for MYE. Honestly, I feel sad whenever I think of the results now. However, our ensemble isn't the only one feeling this way. I think 14 of the 15 of the secondary schools either deproved or maintained. But the thought of officially announcing to the whole school tomorrow that we got a bronze again just seems demoralising. We're the only cca this year making the bronze statement. We were debating whether to make all strings people stand to face the announcement in front of everyone. Initially, we agreed that if we got a copper/bronze, we wouldn't. But we finally decided to because after all, we did our best and we should be proud of it.

After getting the result, we were kind of in a dazed state. Ai and the (old) seniors had to try very hard to cheer everyone up and I thank them for that. I couldn't because I was still trying to absorb the fact. But what if strings managed to get silver? We would just cheer, maybe celebrate for a while, then go home and the effect would probably be gone within a few days. Maybe it's these "learning experiences" that will tie the cca together more firmly and serve as a firm foundation for a greater result in the future. I trust that God gave us a bronze for a greater purpose because after all, we prayed and left the outcome for Him to decide.

We did our best, God did the rest.